Filling of the gap in the frame of the applicability of scientific researches in the field of humanities.

"RI19+"

About RI19+

Research Institute for Visual Culture from the 19th Century to the Present Time, RI19+, established in 2013, is an independent research institution with its headquarters in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The main activities of RI19+ include scientific and professional researches, interpretations and evaluations of visual arts, artistic styles and artists in Slovenia and abroad from the 19th Century to the present time in regional, national and international context. All the institute activities are of interdisciplinary nature and base on interconnection of researchers and artists in various fields of visual culture. Not only the main researches but also the transfer of knowledge and general popularization of visual culture represent the core of RI19+ and its endeavour for different approach to the researched themes. RI19+ differs itself from the others existing institutions by its focus on inter-expert and intergenerational dialogue in the field of visual culture driven by the desire of wider opening of mainly closed institutional academic circles to experts and interested public. Therefore RI19+ upgrades the work of other similar institutions still mainly researching the so-called classical historical eras and themes, complements the work of institutions which already updated their ways of researches and contributes to the filling of the gap in the frame of the applicability of scientific researches in the field of humanities.

Members of RI19+ are younger, highly educated researchers and artists. The two institutional bodies are the Council of the Institute with five members: three co-founders Tina Potočnik, PhD, Nataša Ivanović, PhD, and Mina Mušinović, PhD, and two members of the interested public; and the Council of Experts, composed of experts from various fields of visual culture. Besides the two institutional bodies, there are a number of various collaborators also forming an important part of RI19+.